Cheating......

First of all, cheating is obviously wrong. I have been at CU for a year and have not experienced cheating at all. Maybe I am oblivious to it or hopefully there just hasn't been any cheating going on around me. I had been at Grand Rapids Community College before coming to CU, and the cheating there was definitely more profound and less monitored by professors. People were pretty open about cheating, but here at CU, I have not experienced anything. Plagiarism is another issue that goes along with cheating. I believe that the majority of people who plagiarize probably do it by accident. So often we look at websites or books and read the information and form ideas in our heads. Those ideas would probably not have happened without the information from the source, therefore we should give credit where it is due. I'm sure I have been guilty of this, but I try my best to cite whenever I use a source. Having said that, there are people that plagiarize on purpose because they either don't know how to cite sources or just don't care. I feel that my previous schooling has prepared me for using correct citations. Also, the education program makes a great effort to always give credit to those who deserve it, which is a great help and reminder to do so.